2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Seibu Lions defeating the Chunichi Dragons in the 2004 Japan Series. This season also saw the first and only players strike in Japanese professional baseball history. Players went on strike for two days in September because of the potential mergers and realignment.

2004 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 27, 2004 – October 25, 2004
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Kenshin Kawakami (CHU)
PL: Nobuhiko Matsunaka (DAI)
League Postseason
CL championsChunichi Dragons
  CL runners-upYakult Swallows
PL championsSeibu Lions
  PL runners-upFukuoka Daiei Hawks
Japan Series
ChampionsSeibu Lions
  Runners-upChunichi Dragons
Finals MVPTakashi Ishii (SEI)

Format

Central League

  • Season Format
    • Regular Season
  • Regular Season 1st place is the champion

Pacific League

  • Season Format
    • Regular Season
    • Playoff 1st Stage: Regular Season 2nd place vs. Regular Season 3rd place – Best of 3
    • Playoff 2nd Stage: Regular Season 1st place vs. Playoff 1st Stage winner – Best of 5
  • Playoff 2nd Stage winner is the champion

Japan Series

  • Central League champion vs. Pacific League champion – Best of 7

Standings

Note:Two games for each team are cancelled due to players' strike

Regular season

Central League G W L T Pct. GB
Chunichi Dragons13879563.583
Yakult Swallows13872642.5297.5
Yomiuri Giants13871643.5258.0
Hanshin Tigers13866702.48513.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp13860771.43820.0
Yokohama BayStars13859763.43820.0

Regular season

Pacific League G W L T Pct. GB
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks13377524.594
Seibu Lions13374581.5604.5
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters13366652.50412.0
Chiba Lotte Marines13365653.50012.5
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes13361702.46617.0
Orix BlueWave13349722.37629.0

Playoff 1st Stage

Seibu Lions (2) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (1)

GameScoreDateLocation
1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 7, Seibu Lions – 10October 1Seibu Dome
2Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 5, Seibu Lions – 4October 2Seibu Dome
3Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 5, Seibu Lions – 6October 3Seibu Dome

Playoff 2nd Stage

Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (2) vs. Seibu Lions (3)

GameScoreDateLocation
1Seibu Lions – 3, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 9October 6Fukuoka Dome
2Seibu Lions – 11, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 1October 7Fukuoka Dome
3Seibu Lions – 6, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 5October 9Fukuoka Dome
4Seibu Lions – 1, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 4October 10Fukuoka Dome
5Seibu Lions – 4, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks – 3 (10 innings)October 11Fukuoka Dome

Japan Series

Chunichi Dragons (3) vs. Seibu Lions (4)

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Dragons – 0, Lions – 2October 16Nagoya Dome37,909
2Dragons – 11, Lions – 6October 17Nagoya Dome37,969
3Lions – 10, Dragons – 8October 19Seibu Dome23,910
4Lions – 2, Dragons – 8October 21Seibu Dome29,073
5Lions – 1, Dragons – 6October 22Seibu Dome31,526
6Dragons – 2, Lions – 4October 24Nagoya Dome38,120
7Dragons – 2, Lions – 7October 25Nagoya Dome38,050

See also

References


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